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Origin Bank, formerly Community Trust Bank, has announced that Laura Greer has joined the bank as a public relations specialist with the Mississippi banking team in Ridgeland. Greer is new to the banking industry, having spent a significant amount of time in the world of catering and event planning. She will focus on coordinating events and act as a liaison ...

Community Trust Bank, a more than 100-year-old Louisiana bank with operations in Mississippi and Texas, is now Origin Bank. The $3.8 billion Origin Bank said the name change is an effort to avoid confusion with the numerous other banks that have “community” or “trust” in their names. For existing customers, all account numbers, PINs, routing numbers and other account information ...

By LISA MONTI Nine Jackson area financial institutions will join together for the first time as a team to build a Habitat for Humanity Mississippi Capital Area home in a south Jackson neighborhood. The banks all have supported Habitat by building houses, sponsoring events and serving on boards and committees, but this year’s build will be the first time employees ...

Melissa Peters has been promoted to vice president/commercial relationship banker with Community Trust Bank, and four others have joined the bank in other roles. Jerrod Myers and Lauren Bishop join the bank as retail relationship bankers, Kela Allen-Williams as a personal banker, and Sara Coward as a business and consumer services underwriter. Peters has 10 years of banking experience. Her ...

GULFPORT — Hancock Holding Co. says it will sell four Whitney Bank branches in Houston to Community Trust Bank of Ruston, Louisiana. Community Trust Bank will acquire $15 million in loans and $135 million in deposits, pending regulatory approval. The sale is expected to close by the end of March. No purchase price was disclosed. Hancock is realigning its Houston ...

Special to the MBJ Habitat Young Professionals (HYP) will host a Special Happy Hour Event from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, June 12, at Fondren Public, 2765 Old Canton Road, in the Fondren area of Jackson. It is an evening for 21-to-40-year-olds, and hors d’oeuvres and adult libations will be available. Cost is $10 per person. Proceeds will go to Habitat for ...

Community Trust Bank is widening its footprint in metro-Jackson yet again with the grand opening Jan, 22 of its Madison Banking Center at 1910 Main St. No sooner will the Madison center be inaugurated than bank officials will begin prepping for the opening of a Flowood office in February followed by an official grand opening in March. Community Trust ...

Ridgeland’s newest banking location has opened its the doors at 1063 Highland Colony Parkway. Community Trust Bank says its new location features many innovative design elements that allow customers to use the bank services quickly and efficiently. The two-story financial center includes multiple full service drive-through lanes, and new “dialogue” towers in the lobby. Customers are greeted when they ...

Community Trust Bank has appointed Emmerson Daily to its board of directors. Currently the CEO of Daily Equipment Company, Daily is one of Jackson’s most prominent business and community leaders, currently serving on the board of directors for Kalmar Rough Terrain Center (KRTC) and Affinity Insurance Company. Daily’s community involvement includes vice chairman of the Jackson Municipal Airport Authority, commissioner ...

Louisiana-based Community Trust Bank will break ground on banking centers in Flowood and Madison in late May, with openings for each scheduled for fourth quarter. Community Trust, which has 30 locations in Louisiana, Texas and Mississippi, will finish work on its new Ridgeland banking center by the end of summer, the bank says. The Flowood Banking Center groundbreaking will take ...